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正文 第104节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    fathoof,andthe

    thesorso

    fartherout.ensluighersideanddeck,butit

    certainlytogetheroutabitfarther.evenhere,

    theheatisaschasand.”

    assoonascyrilhadlanded,hehurriedupintofleetstreet.hehad

    justreachedtelebarenkingtheir

    frohecrowd,

    hatthepresehekingforitharleswhorode

    infronthatvigorousstepstobetakento

    es.besidethekingrodethedukeof

    alberle,andfolloberofentlenand

    officers.cyrildehishroughthecroothesideofthe

    dukeshorse.

    ”ylordduke”heasked,doffinghis

    hat.

    ”ah,sircyril,itisyou,isitihavenotseenyousinceyou

    beardedderuyterinthefanfan.yes,youbeofuse.wehave

    fivehundredsailorsanddockyardnbehind;theyhavejustarrived

    frorehavelandedbeleto

    fighttheflasonthatside.keepbynoide

    osettoyouuheordersofcaptain

    liffe,.”

    offleetstreet,thefirewashalfway

    doehill,anditobegiionsalongthe

    bottofthefleetvalley.thedockyardnandsailors

    up,andfolloecartsladenhkegsofpowder.

    ”arlesaid,astheofficercaupatthehead

    ofthe”sircyrilshenstoneisanxioustohelp.youknoby

    repute,andyoutrusthinanydangerousbusiness.youhad

    bettertellofftenunderhiyouhaveonlytotellhibr >

    youdone,andyourelyuponitsbeingdhly.”

    thesailorshelihefleetditch.all

    carriedaxes,andsof

    thesllhousesclusteredbytheditdsothata

    sllchargeofpodoanyplacesthey

    ttheoillgingto

    thefainthopethatsothingghtoccurtostoptheprogressofthe

    firebeforeitreachedtheirabodes,raisedvainprotestations

    againstthedestruenworked

    unceasingly,butinvain.drivenbythefierceess

    doheoppositeslope,leaptoverthespacestrehrubbishand

    bea,aoclifleetstreetandholbohillandthedense

    ssofhousesbet.

    thefightheesewere

    obtainedfrohetaves,andservedouttotheen,andthese

    keptattheirtaskallnight.tooingthewindhadfallen

    soplefavouredthedefehe

    housestoeastofiteieoon,the

    progressoftheflasatthisspotwas

    feltthattheresfurtheradvancehere,

    theexhaustedn,yfourhours,laboured,half

    suffoadebytheirown

    selvesdoplegardensand

    slept.atdnighttheyheirofficers,andproceeded

    toassisttheirrades,eson

    theothersideoffleetstreet.theyfoundthatthesetoohadbeen

    successful;theflashadsuptofetterlathehouseson

    theolished,andalthough,atowo

    points,thefallenbeacaughtfire,theywerespeedily

    extinguished.halfterlahehousesstoodonbothsides

    uninjured,foralargeopenspaceroundst.andrews,holbo,had

    aidedthedefendersintheireffortstochecktheflas.northof

    holbothefirehadspreadbutlittle,andthatonlyangthe

    poorerhousesivalley.

    asdingthehill,theyfoundthat,eshadoverleapt

    thecityludgatetosprogress,thewall

    hadprovedaivebarrierfrohesharperbehind

    christchurchuptoaldersgateandtheocripplegate,hwas

    thefarthestlitreachedbythefiretothenorth.totheeast,the

    cityhadfaredbetter.bytheriver,ihedestruwas

    pleteasfarasthetoarklane,hoood,andnorthof

    thisthelineofdestrusassive

    struefrot,

    andprovedabules.frohispoint,thelineof

    devastatedgroundsorton

    streettothenortheendofbasinghallstreet.

    cyrilreihesailorsforth

    titheybersofthefire.in

    thistheyaoall

    fearoftheflasspringingupagain.

    ”thereainlongerhus,sircyril,”

    captaintheendofthesendday.”ishallhave

    pleasureiingtothedukeofalberlethegoodservicesthat

    youhaverendered.doubtlessainondutyhereforso

    ti,forayhave,fhtiknooaidintheclearingaway

    ofsooftheruins;but,atanyrate,therebenooccasionfor

    youtostaylongerhus.”

    cyrilafterenwere,on

    thefollo.thefirehadrenderedsreatanuerofnholessandeansofsubsistehat

    thereforhandfortheclearingawayofruins.

    greatnuersployedbytheauthorities,anyofthe

    rtsandtradersengagedpartiestoclearaheruinsof

    theirdogetatthecellarsbelohey

    had,assoonasthedangerfroireohe

    inbulkoftheirgoods.assooy,cyril

    dehisotheto,othegood

    venture.

    theshippiedasingularappearaheirsidesbeing

    blistered,andinnyplacespletelystrippedoftheirpaint,

    ecasesthesparshesailsbut

    aisfaathisappearance,ashestepped

    ontothedeckofthegoodventure,for,untilhedidso,hehad

    beenunregnised,sobegridokeanddustwashe.

    ”aindavesaid,asheshook

    hiythehand,”butiscarcesayeuneasy.we

    lea

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